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Copeland to celebrate Grammy-nominated album with Waterville concert

January 28, 2023January 12, 2023

Blues, soul and Americana singer Shemekia Copeland plans to celebrate the release of her Grammy-nominated Alligator Records album, “Done Come Too Far,” with a live performance at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. Copeland is beloved worldwide for the fearlessness, honesty and humor of her revelatory […]

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University series to present graphic memoirist Tom Hart Feb. 2

January 26, 2023January 18, 2023

The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series is set to present award-winning graphic memoirist and sequential artist Tom Hart as the program’s fourth reader of the season. Hart will read from his work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center on South Street. The reading, […]

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Don Campbell Trio concert planned in Bath

January 24, 2023December 27, 2022

The Don Campbell Trio is set to take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 in the Annex of the Chocolate Church Art Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath. The Maine native, Singer-Songwriter has wide crossover appeal with his smooth vocals and adult contemporary, lite rock, and country songs and sounds. The trio delivers […]

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Eat & Run: The Cheesy Skillet takes comfort food to an extreme

by Eric Russell January 23, 2023January 26, 2023

Chef Danny Caron opened locations in Auburn and Topsham last year, offering a lunch and dinner menu that caters to cheese lovers.

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UMaine Augusta to display ‘Art of Assemblage’ exhibit through March 8

January 23, 2023January 20, 2023

A gallery talk is set for Tuesday, Jan. 24, an opening reception Sunday, Jan. 29, and a Zoom panel discussion Wednesday, Feb. 22.

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Juke Joint Devils to perform Madison concert

January 22, 2023January 6, 2023

A Juke Joint Devils concert is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at Somerset Abbey, 98 Main St. in Madison. The old school Jump (blues) and Swing combo draws heavily from the Chicago, Memphis and New Orleans blues of the 1950s, as well as the modern West Coast style of today. In addition to […]

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Dustbowl Revival Stone Mountain Arts Center

January 21, 2023January 6, 2023

Dustbowl Revival will take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, in Brownfield. The band has always been about pushing the boundaries of what American roots music can be. After celebrating over a decade of sonic adventuring and playing thousands of shows together in 10 countries […]

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Strand Theatre to host Mike Farris

January 21, 2023January 5, 2023

Mike Farris plans to perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland Grammy-winning Nashville rocker Mike Farris melds Stax soul style, New Orleans gospel and shuffling Southern blues, punctuated with smoldering vocals and a message of redemption. Tickets cost $20 in advance or $25 day of show. For tickets, or […]